Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world

In addition to speaking about challenging scientific topics for a variety of news sources, Neil deGrasse Tyson is director of a New York planetarium, hosts a science podcast, and has a following of more than three million on Twitter.

What is an amphibian?

Everyone knows that cats are internet royalty.

¿Dónde llevas a tus mascotas cuando están enfermas?

In this witty graphic novel, a community of forest animals trades scary rumors about a nearby wolf.

The sun glows and glimmers.

When a migrating stork gets tangled in a net in the fish ponds on Maya's kibbutz, Maya wonders what to do.

Las tortugas gigantes de Galápagos son fascinantes y están en peligro de extinción.

Did you know that a newborn wallaby is about the size of a grape?

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The birth of a new baby gorilla is exciting!

What kind of families do animal babies have?

Imagine facing a storm so vast you can only see it all from space, or winds that uproot trees and hurl cars in the air.

El cambio climatico esta danando el planeta.

Learn all about narwhals!

When Jordan and his mother meet Marty the Mantis for the first time, they set out on an exciting journey of discovery.

Discover how adaptations make the ocean a perfect habitat for whales, lobsters, sea horses, and many, many more animals.

How do animals like snakes, roadrunners, and scorpions survive in the desert?

What is an insect?

Roots help keep plants alive.

Did you know that baby crocodiles hatch from eggs?

Baby wombats are cuddly and small, but did you know that they are born without fur?

Los bosques producen el aire que necesitamos para respirar.

Learn about snakes that swallow their meals whole and massive saltwater crocodiles!

Do you ever wonder what makes a star shine?

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Chimpanzees live in forests in Africa.

If the groundhog sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter.

What roams through grassland habitats?

Meet animals that live in the desert, including camels, lizards, owls, snakes, spiders, and tortoises.

Could there be aliens hiding on one of Saturn's moons?

With upbeat text and playful illustrations, readers can follow along as a class meets a firefighter and learns what firefighters do.

Find out where the world's weirdest reptiles live and hunt, along with some of their most bizarre behaviors.

What's longer than a football field, weighs more than 450 cars, yet flies miles above Earth's surface?

What's the difference between climate and weather?

Explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew hoped to be first to cross Antarctica from sea to sea, until their ship became trapped in the ice and began to sink.

Engaging photos offer a close-up look at how a tiny egg becomes the recognizable ladybug.

Sunlight helps a plant make its own food using photosynthesis.

Why is it sunny outside one day and rainy the next?

Filled with over 120 brain-busting puzzles and quizzes - fully illustrated throughout!

A spark from a lightning strike or a campfire can quickly grow into a wildfire covering acres.

¿Qué tienen en común un tiburón, un caballito de mar y una raya?

Watch spring bloom and discover where flowers grow-on trees and bushes as well as in fields and gardens.

Asian elephants and Mexican long-nosed bats are two examples of endangered mammals.

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Trying to breeze through weather and climate facts just might cause a brain freeze!

A dark, triangular fin slicing through the water can be a terrifying sight.

Sharks are powerful, super-efficient eating machines.

Hockey is a thrilling, fast-paced sport, and the action gets even more intense during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.